Editing Walter McDonald (section)

==Overview==
Walter Joseph McDonald (born circa 1920s, exact date unavailable; died 1987) was a career Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer whose post-retirement involvement with the [[Nugan Hand Bank]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s placed him at the center of one of the most controversial episodes in modern financial and intelligence history. A high-ranking CIA official with a background in economic research and covert operations, McDonald’s association with Nugan Hand, a now-infamous Australian merchant bank, has fueled speculation about CIA involvement in money laundering, drug trafficking, and other covert activities. This biography emphasizes his role with Nugan Hand and the details surrounding its alleged connections to CIA covert operations.